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Burwell Solar Farm Hightown Drove Burwell Cambridgeshire

Awaiting decision East Cambridgeshire 26/00914/VARM Variation of condition Major application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

To vary Conditions 4 (Soft Landscaping Works), 5 (Landscaping Maintenance) and 9 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan) of previously approved 22/00160/VARM for To Vary Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of previously approved 20/00557/ESF for Proposed Development of a Solar Farm and Ancillary Development

As published by the council, reference 26/00914/VARM

Application record

Reference
26/00914/VARM
Type
Variation of condition Major application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Burwell
Parish
Burwell

Comment by 23 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on East Cambridgeshire's portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Aug 2026

    Received by East Cambridgeshire

  2. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 25 November 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    East Cambridgeshire took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

The process from here

This application is with East Cambridgeshire for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

About amendments applications

How this application type works

An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.

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